Age-related cracks in the blood-brain barrier allow an influx of serum protein albumin into the brain, where they activate TGF Beta receptors, overexcite neuronal networks, and impair cognition.
Disney has issued warnings for?Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for those who have photosensitive epilepsy.
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The Tennessee scientist and mother of five has formed COMBINEDBrain — an acronym for “Consortium for Outcome Measures and Biomarkers for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.”
Genetics, Pediatric Epilepsy
These findings suggest the potential gains of thorough gene annotation in improving diagnostic yields for genetic disorders.
There are limited data on psychological outcomes in older people with epilepsy (PWE).
This study assessed the first-hand experiences of people with epilepsy using wearable devices continuously over a period of time, with the aim of understanding how acceptable and easy they were to use, and whether it is reasonable to expect that people will use them.
New findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that the three drugs, levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate, are equally safe and effective in treating patients with refractory status epilepticus.
The FDA approved 11/21/2019 XCOPRI (cenobamate tablets) to treat partial-onset seizures in adults.